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All about Economics!

Social Studies Lesson Plan

Identify a Consumer Submitted By: William Hall EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social Science Nevada State College Spring 2013 Instructor: Karen Powell

EDEL 453- Spring 2013

Submitted by: William Hall

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All about Economics! Social Studies Lesson Plan


B. Summary of the Lesson Plan: This lesson plan is designed for 1st grade students to learn what a consumer is and the role they play in the economy. This lesson will be taught through two short video clips aided by discussion and a small group activity.

C. Student Population: Grade Level: 4th grade Skill Level: students at all learning levels Grouping: Whole group reading & discussions, independent assessment.

D. Materials: 2 Short YouTube videos. Journals Pencils or pens Play money and merchandise for activity.

E. Objectives: E9.1.2- Identify a consumer. Student friendly objectives: I can define and identify what a consumer is and what he/she does.

F. Procedure 1. Explain- That the lesson will be about what a consumer is and the role they play in the economy. Call students attention to the videos we will be watching and the small group activity that will conclude the lesson. Identify & discuss what a consumer is. Introduce vocabulary that will come up during the videos and discussions. 2. As a class we will discuss what a consumer is.

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Submitted by: William Hall

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3. As a class we will then watch a short video that defines a consumer and shows examples. Students should pay attention and write at least 1 fact about consumers in their journal. 4. We will then watch another short video that shows two people interacting and at the end each student will need to write in their journals who the consumer was. We will discuss the answer as a class. 5. Students will then break into small groups of 4 and use the play money and play items to create two skits that show what a consumer is. They will act these out in front of the class and we will discuss the outcomes together.

6. As questions as an ongoing check for understanding. Ask these questions: What is a consumer? Can anyone be a consumer? Why are consumers important? When was a time when you were a consumer?

7. Closure: Discuss who and what a consumer is and the role they play in the economy. G. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? Write a journal entry about a time when you or your parents were consumers. . Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. I will know that students understand the concepts by reading their journal entries and observing their skits.

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H. Reflection:

1. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for you to teach? I think the easiest part of the lesson will be teaching them that a consumer is simply someone who purchases items. 2. Which part will be most challenging for you to teach? The most challenging may be for the students to understand the role that a consumer plays in the economic picture. 3. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? I will follow this lesson up the next day by teaching them what a producer is and how both work together. 4. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? I would have these students work with a peer tutor first and then if still having trouble I would work with them personally. 5. Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? I thought the lesson might have been better if I did consumer and producer together but in order to get the full 7 lessons in they were separated. 6. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? It was difficult for me to find interesting activities and resources that just dealt with the consumer as most was lumped together with producer .

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Submitted by: William Hall

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Resources: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmPuXe8pKps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0i-SdMOV4g

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